diff --git a/hbase-exporter b/hbase-exporter
index dbc9fd0..b473c6a 100755
--- a/hbase-exporter
+++ b/hbase-exporter
@@ -170,16 +170,16 @@ class zk():
                     num_active_servers += 1
 
                     if match.group(1) == "leader":
-                        has_leader = 1
+                        zk_has_leader = 1
                         zk_leader_address = address
-                        prom_zookeeper_has_leader.set(has_leader)
+                        prom_zookeeper_has_leader.set(zk_has_leader)
 
             for line in error:
                 logging.info(line)
 
         prom_zookeeper_num_live.set(num_active_servers)
         logging.info("zk: %d active ZooKeeper servers", num_active_servers)
-        if has_leader:
+        if zk_has_leader:
             logging.info("zk: Zookeeper has leader: True")
             logging.info("zk: leader: %s", zk_leader_address)
         else: